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November 27, 2021

The Fight for Chile’s Future

Melany Cruz Tribune Magazine

Chileans face a stark choice in the second round of their presidential election – a far-right candidate who admires the legacy of Pinochet or a left-wing reformer pledging to tackle social inequality.

November 27, 2021

Giving Tuesday - A Portside Message: Our Vision for 2022

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The threat to the survival of our democracy is clear: a would-be dictator and a cultist political party. A truly multiracial, inclusive, radical democratic movement that has a vision beyond capitalism is key. You can help.

November 27, 2021

Ultra-Rich Skip Estate Tax and Spark a 50% Collapse in IRS Revenue

Ben Steverman Bloomberg

Revenue from the U.S. estate tax has been cut in half in two years, new data from the Internal Revenue Service shows, even as dynastic wealth soars.

November 27, 2021

Interview: Jazz Star Charles Lloyd: ‘Miles Davis Wanted All the Girls and Money’

Garth Cartwright The Guardian

He played gigs to a young Elvis, got high with the Grateful Dead and made an enemy in Miles Davis. And, at 83, the saxophonist who collided jazz and rock still has his spirit of adventure.

November 26, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | November 26, 2021

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Jeanine Pirro Cold Open | SNL. Bolivian Andean Music | KAMAQ. Passing | Movie. NASA Launches 'Planetary Defense' Probe vs Asteroid. In the Dark of the Valley | Documentary.

November 26, 2021

Lincoln’s Invention of Thanksgiving Was All About How Black Lives Matter

Juan Cole Informed Comment

Lincoln' Thanksgiving intended to unite a divided country and to include in an unprecedented way African-Americans in the ideal of liberty announced in 1776. Thanksgiving should be the Fourth of July without enslaved and masters.

November 26, 2021

Heavily Mutated Coronavirus Variant Puts Scientists on Alert

Ewen Callaway Nature

Researchers in South Africa are studying whether a new variant of the Covid-19 virus is more transmissible and whether it causes disease that is more severe or milder than that produced by other variants.

November 26, 2021